Motor-mounting device for canoes

ABSTRACT

A device for mounting outboard motors to canoes permitting the motor to be positioned directly astern including a reclosable clamp mechanism for clamping the unit to the canoe gunwales and having rearwardly extending arms to a mounting base with intermediate cross arms having contacting portions thereon to contact selected portions of the canoe and prevent lateral movement of the unit relative thereto. The device further provides means for shifting the motor to a position removed from the water.

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[54] MUTQR-MUUNTING DEVlClE FOR 2,475,889 7/1949 Hafele .248/4 CANOES Primary ExammerW1lllam H. Schultz [72] Inventors: Carleton 1E. Bartosch; Dorothy 1E. Bar- Att0meyJames R. Cwayna tosch, both of 1815-70th Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minn. 55430 1 ABSTRACT [22] Filed; O t, 30, 1969 A device for mounting outboard motors to canoes permitting the motor to be positioned directly astern including a reclosapp ,523 ble clamp mechanism for clamping the unit to the canoe gunwales and having rearwardly extending arms to a mounting base with intermediate cross arms having contacting portions [52] US. (:1 ..248/4 thereon to Contact Selected portions of the canoe and prevcm 151] l 24/26 lateral movement of the unit relative thereto. The device [58] lFneld ollsearclhl ..248/4; 115/17 f rth r pr vid s eans for shifting the motor to a position removed from the water.

[56] References (Iited 3 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures UN lTED STATES PATENTS 1,118,208 11/1914 McLaren ..248/4 MUTQR-MUUNTING DEVIICE FOR CANOES The desire to utilize power sources to drive canoes is not new and various devices have been provided to permit mounting outboard motors on canoes. Many of such devices require permanent attachment of the device to the canoe or more often than not, provide a unit which requires the motor to be mounted to the side of the canoe. These along with other similar inconveniences, have prompted applicant to provide the device disclosed herein which permits stern mounting of an outboard motor, which is usable without any major modifications on a variety of types and styles of canoes and which is easily attached to and removed from a canoe.

It is therefore an object of applicants invention to provide an outboard motor mount for canoes which permits direct astern mounting of the motor.

It is a further object of applicants invention to provide an outboard motor mount for canoes which is readily attached to and removable from the canoe.

It is a further object of applicants invention to provide an outboard motor mount for canoes which permits the motor to be easily shifted from driving position.

It is still a further object of applicants invention to provide an outboard motor mount for canoes which is usable on many presently available styles and types of canoes.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the motor-mounting device em bodying the concepts of applicants invention, illustrating the same on the stern of a canoe; and,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device.

In accordance with the accompanying drawings, the outboard motor mounting device embodying applicants concepts is generally designated and is illustrated in FIG. 1 positioned on a canoe portion in normally driving position in solid lines and in raised nondriving position in dotted lines.

The device 10 provides means for attachment to the gunwales of the canoe which includes a top inverted U-shaped member having a cross bar 12 extending transversely across the canoe and having downwardly depending legs 13-14 upon which the remainder of the motor-mounting device is mounted. A bar member 15 is provided below cross bar 12 and a pair of threaded rod elements 16-17 are provided to extend from bar 15 through apertures 12a-12b in cross bar 12 with tightening elements 18-19 provided to draw the two bars together. These two bar elements then provides a transverse clamp for clamping upon and to the gunwales of the canoe.

Extending rearwardly from the cross bar 12 are a first pair of support arms 20-21 pivotally mounted to the legs 13-14 of cross bar 12. These arms 20-21 extend to a transversely extending mounting block 22 and are rigidly attached thereto at the upper end thereof. Intermediate of the ends of arms 20-21 is a transversely extending lateral support member 23.

A second pair of rearwardly extending support arms 24-25 are attached to the mounting block 22 at a point below the first arms 211-21 and extend forwardly therefrom to a point of attachment on the first pair of arms 20-21, in the form shown, intermediate the transverse lateral support 23 and the forward ends thereof. Arranged in longitudinally spaced relation from motor-mounting block 22 along arms 24-25 is a second transversely extending support member 26 which is provided with a lateral motion-preventing device designated 27. The motionpreventing device designated 27, in the form shown, includes an upwardly directed V-shaped groove 28 which is designed to engage with the V-shaped stern end of the canoe. Obviously, this device 27 provides a device to abut with the sides of the stern of the canoe to prevent any lateral thereof and may take other obvious forms without departing from the scope of the invention.

The use of the device should be obvious to anyone skilled in the art. The device is clamped to the canoe gunwales in position to place the lateral motion preventing device 27 in contact wit the stem end of the canoe and in proper posmon to submerge the motor to proper operating depth. The pivotal motion of the device as illustrated in FIG. 1 permits the motor to be raised from operative position and also permits the motor to ride-over rocks or other submerged articles.

It should be obvious the applicant has provided a new and unique motor mounting device which is readily removable and attachable to various canoes which further mounts the motor directly astem.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for mounting outboard motors on canoes, including:

a. a clamp member for clamping against the gunwales of a canoe having an upper transversely extending bar to extend across the width of the canoe and a lower transverse extending bar receivable below the canoe gunwales with means for drawing the same into clamping position;

b. a first pair of arms pivotally mounted to the respective ends of said upper bar and arranged to extend generally rearwardly of the canoe;

c. a motor-mounting member secured between the ends of said extending arms; and,

d. a second pair of arms (arranged on said first pair of arms) each of the second pair of arms secured to one of the first pair of arms at a point spaced from the connections between the first pair of arms and said clamping means, each of said second pair of arms extending generally rearwardly to said motor-mounting member and secured thereto with means on said second pair of arms for engaging the stem of the canoe to prevent lateral movement of the device and preventing downward movement of the mounting member upon contacting the canoe.

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 and said upper bar member having downwardly depending legs on the respective ends thereof, the spacing between said legs being greater than the width of the gunwales to permit the same to be received thereover.

3. The structure set forth in claim 2 and said first pair of arms being pivotally mounted on said downwardly depending legs. 

1. A device for mounting outboard motors on canoes, including: a. a clamp member for clamping against the gunwales of a canoe having an upper transversely extending bar to extend across the width of the canoe and a lower transverse extending bar receivable below the canoe gunwales with means for drawing the same into clamping position; b. a first pair of arms pivotally mounted to the respective ends of said upper bar and arranged to extend generally rearwardly of the canoe; c. a motor-mounting member secured between the ends of said extending arms; and, d. a second pair of arms (arranged on said first pair of arms) each of the second pair of arms secured to one of the first pair of arms at a point spaced from the connections between the first pair of arms and said clamping means, each of said second pair of arms extending generally rearwardly to said motormounting member and secured thereto with means on said second pair of arms for engaging the stern of the canoe to prevent lateral movement of the device and preventing downward movement of the mounting member upon contacting the canoe.
 2. The structure set forth in claim 1 and said upper bar member having downwardly depending legs on the respective ends thereof, the spacing between said legs being greater than the width of the gunwales to permit the same to be received thereover.
 3. The structure set forth in claim 2 and said first pair of arms being pivotally mounted on said downwardly depending legs. 